Reel



Patented June 12, 1928.

UNITED? STATES ARTHUR ALFRED BUREAU, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO WESTERN ELECTRIC 7 PATENT OFFICE.

-COMPANY, INCORPORATED, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A'CORIP ORATION OF NEW YORK.

REEL.

Application filed August 3, 1925. Serial No. 47,651.

This invention relates to reels, and more particularly to reels for holding and protecting heavy materials, such as, lead covered telephone cables, during handling and transportation thereof.

The object of this invention is to provide a reel which is simple and rigidin construction, economical to manufacture, durable in service, and which may be readily and easily disassembled when repairs are required.

away, of a reel embodying the features of the invention; V

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the reel, partially in section, to illustrate more clearly a portion-thereof; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevation of a portion of the structure shown tends entirel in Fi l and 2.

Re erring to the drawing in detail, a metal drum 10 which may be formed in any suitable manner from sheet steel or other suitable metal is provided with a pair of continuous internal flanges 11 and is secured between a pair of wooden heads 12 by'a plurality of bolts 13. .As shown particularly in Fig. 2, a flanged bushing 15 is provided in an opening 111 each head for each of the bolts 13, and the flanges 11 are provided with corresponding openings for the bushings. Each of these bolts therefore exthrough both heads and through the anges 11 of the metal drum. The heads 12, as indicated, are formed of a plurality of laminations 16 suitably secured to each other, the boards forming adjacent laminations preferably being placed at an angle to each other. Hub members 17 for supporting the reel while material 18 being wound thereon or unwound therefrom are provided in each head being secured there to by bolts 18 and an annular member 19. When the reel is em loyedfor shipping such material as telep one cables, suitable inclosing means such as wooden strips or lags -20 may be secured to the peripheries of the heads as indicated. V

The 'reel is assembled by preliminarily securing the hub members 17 in place within the heads and inserting the bushings 15 in the apertures in the heads provided therefor. The drum 10 is then held in any suitable manner at the proper elevation, the two heads placed in position against the flanges of the drum with the flanged bushings projecting into the apertures provided in the flanges 11, the bolts 13 insertedthrough the bushings 15 and the flanges of the drum, and tightened in the usual manner.

A reel of this type is of particular utility in the reeling and shipping of lead covered telephone cables, inwhich case the lags 20 are secured, preferably by nailing, to the peripheries of the heads to completely inclose the drum and the material wound on the reel during shipment or handling. When, through continued use, the periphcries of the heads become damaged, a .reel' embodying the present invention may be very readily disassembled for the purpose of repairing the heads. It is also to be noted that when the reel is mounted in the usual manner for removing the material that is applied to it, the entire weight is carried by the heads and the drum bears only the weight of the material wound thereon. This feature together with the fact that the drum is contained entirely between the two inside faces of the heads and is not formed in any manner during assembly adds to the life of the drum. The drum portion of the reel, therefore, can be used indefinitely by assembling new or repaired heads with it. What I claim is 2. 1. A reel comprising a pair of heads, a metal drum having a continuous flange at its ends formed integral therewith positioned between the heads, and means for securing the heads to the drum with the flanged ends thereof extending inwardly and engaging the inner surfaces of the heads.

2. A reel comprising a pair of heads, a drum having a continuous integral inwardly-turned flange at each end thereof positioned between the heads, and a plurality of bolts extending through both heads and apertures in both flanges of the drum to secure the heads to the drum.

3. A, reel comprising a metal drum havioo hers, a; drum of a diflferent composition than the head members" having an inwardly turned flange on both ends, bushings exifsiendin through apertures in the heads and an e asso iated with said bushings for securing said drum to said head members.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe 1 my name this 23 day of July A. DJ, 1925.

ARTHUR ALFRED BUREAU.

portions of the drum, and means. 

